The purpose of Education Enterprise Architecture is to“develop an efficient and cost-effective set of structures for collecting, retaining and sharing information to accomplish its mission and goals”. (EEA, p.5) The initial steps which deal with the assessment of the current state of the EA support this. There has to be a well thought out plan before anything happens, but even prior to this there needs to be an assessment of the current and future states of an agency.
“Business Architecture is the foundation of EEA and drives all the other architectures to ensure that EEA focuses on the agency’s goals and strategies.” (EEA Guidebook, p.11) An organization must establish the foundation first, analyze it's current state and establish its mission/mission in order to align their processes and actions toward their destination. The foundation they previously established will always be there whenever they need to regroup or re-analyze any decisions or outcomes that do not align with the mission/vision. "Business Architecture encompasses the what, who, how, when
and why,"(EEA Guidebook, p. 11) these are the questions that must be answered to ensure the decisions are aligned with the mission/vision.
This weeks assignment allowed me to focus on the current and future state of science. I chose to analyze, research and develop a deeper understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) because it's the standards that will be implemented as a district this year and beyond. I not only wanted the teacher perspective but the perspective of a future leader as well. In order for this implementation to be successful, we must consider our organizations current state, how NGSS will align with the agency’s vision, and assess any potential issues that may arise which will answer the “what, who, how, when, and why” questions. Our organization also has to identify the gap between where we are and where we want to go.
“Business Architecture is the foundation of EEA and drives all the other architectures to ensure that EEA focuses on the agency’s goals and strategies.” (EEA Guidebook, p.11) An organization must establish the foundation first, analyze it's current state and establish its mission/mission in order to align their processes and actions toward their destination. The foundation they previously established will always be there whenever they need to regroup or re-analyze any decisions or outcomes that do not align with the mission/vision. "Business Architecture encompasses the what, who, how, when
and why,"(EEA Guidebook, p. 11) these are the questions that must be answered to ensure the decisions are aligned with the mission/vision.
This weeks assignment allowed me to focus on the current and future state of science. I chose to analyze, research and develop a deeper understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) because it's the standards that will be implemented as a district this year and beyond. I not only wanted the teacher perspective but the perspective of a future leader as well. In order for this implementation to be successful, we must consider our organizations current state, how NGSS will align with the agency’s vision, and assess any potential issues that may arise which will answer the “what, who, how, when, and why” questions. Our organization also has to identify the gap between where we are and where we want to go.